A legal opinion is still to show whether the European Media Freedom Act can actually be realized as originally planned. But during the debate on the EMFA in the leading European Parliament's Culture and Media Committee, it became clear that the Parliament wants to hurry, otherwise, there is a threat of new problems.
By Falk Steiner
Yesterday, Energy ministers agreed on their position on the gas market package and the extension of the gas savings target. France's demand that hydrogen from nuclear energy should be counted towards the renewables targets remained unheard. Instead, the Commission signaled concessions on another level.
By Manuel Berkel
The EU institutions have agreed on an instrument against economic blackmail attempts from China. However, the use of the "anti-coercion instrument" is supposed to be only a last resort. Whether the instrument could now also help in the current prime example of the trade embargo against Lithuania remains open.
By Amelie Richter
On Tuesday, the German government broke its deadlock and agreed to tighter carbon fleet targets in the EU Council of Ministers. This means that from 2035, new cars can only be registered if they are operated with zero emissions.
By Lukas Knigge
